国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Italys Genoa mulls solutions to minimize bridge collapse impact
<p><span word="GENOA">GENOA</span>, <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 17-- <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="Days">Days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northwest">northwest</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Genoa">Genoa</span>, <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="mulling">mulling</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="minimize">minimize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="medium">medium</span> <span word="term">term</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="routes">routes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="divert">divert</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="viaduct">viaduct</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="section">section</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1,182-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="viaduct">viaduct</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Morandi">Morandi</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span> -- <span word="linking">linking</span> <span word="Genoa">Genoa</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="east">east</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="highways">highways</span> -- <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span>, <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="some">some</span> 45 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="was">was</span> 38 -- <span word="revised">revised</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> 39 -- <span word="while">while</span> 15 <span word="wounded">wounded</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="prefecture">prefecture</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="provisional">provisional</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="prosecutor">prosecutor</span> <span word="investigating">investigating</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="culpable">culpable</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="culpable">culpable</span> <span word="manslaughter">manslaughter</span>, <span word="Francesco">Francesco</span> <span word="Cozzi">Cozzi</span>, <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 10-20 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="missing">missing</span>.</p><p><span word="POSSIBLE">POSSIBLE</span> <span word="CONSEQUENCES">CONSEQUENCES</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Genoa">Genoa</span> -- <span word="some">some</span> 580,000 <span word="inhabitants">inhabitants</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="premier">premier</span> <span word="container">container</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> -- <span word="was">was</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="severely">severely</span> <span word="maimed">maimed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="viability">viability</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="depriving">depriving</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="artery">artery</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="annually">annually</span> <span word="exchanged">exchanged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="basins">basins</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Genoa">Genoa</span>," <span word="Paolo">Paolo</span> <span word="Signorini">Signorini</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Ligurian">Ligurian</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="Port">Port</span> <span word="Authority">Authority</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p>
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